Singapore Plan Implies F-35 Order Complete In 2020s

KUALA LUMPUR, BEIJING—Singapore will retire its 60 Lockheed Martin F-16s by 2030, a government presentation suggests, implying that acquisition of F-35 Lightnings will be completed in the 2020s. The government also intends to acquire a new type of unmanned aircraft, apparently for surveillance, that...
Marhalim Abas

Marhalim Abas, based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, covers Southeast Asian defense. He has worked as a journalist specializing in Southeast Asia defense and security since 1994, initially with the New Straits Times newspaper.

Bradley Perrett

Bradley Perrett covered China, Japan, South Korea and Australia. He is a Mandarin-speaking Australian.

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